Wild Geese Trophy
{{Short description|Hurling competition}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox GAA tournament
| name = Wild Geese Trophy
| currentlyrunning =
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| irish =
| code = Hurling
| founded = 2018
| abolished =
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| teams =
| number of teams = 2
| tournament =
| sport =
| firstwin = Galway
| title holders = Galway
| currentordinal = 1
| super = st
| most titles = Galway
| mostordinal = 1
| sponsors = Allianz
| tv = RTÉ (Highlights)
Fox Sports (Live)
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The Wild Geese Trophy is a hurling competition which was first played in 2018 at the Spotless Stadium in Sydney.
The 2018 contest was between 2018 Allianz Hurling League Division 1 Champions Kilkenny and 2017 All-Ireland Hurling Championship winners Galway, in what was the first ever full-format game of hurling to take place outside of Ireland.{{cite web|url=https://www.allianz.ie/blog/allianz-leagues/allianz-to-support-hurling-overseas-through-wild-geese-partnership.html |title =Allianz to Support Hurling Overseas Through 'Wild Geese' Partnership|date=9 November 2018|work=Allianz.ie|accessdate=13 November 2018}}
2018
Galway won the first ever Wild Geese trophy after overcoming Kilkenny following a free-taking competition after the game finished in a draw in the Spotless Stadium in Sydney. Galway had trailed by 14 points towards the end of the first half.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/gaa/micheal-donoghue-impressed-by-galway-wild-geese-trophy-panel-884786.html |title =Micheál Donoghue impressed by Galway Wild Geese Trophy panel|date=11 November 2018|work=Irish Examiner|accessdate=13 November 2018}}
Joe Canning was shown a straight red card for a high tackle on Enda Morrissey after 54 minutes.{{cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2018/1111/1010142-galway-win-dramatic-wild-geese-encounter/ |title =Galway win dramatic Wild Geese encounter|date=11 November 2018|work=RTE Sport|accessdate=13 November 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.the42.ie/joe-canning-red-card-sydney-kilkenny-galway-4334934-Nov2018/ |title =Canning unlikely to miss games after red card in Wild Geese Trophy match in Sydney|date=11 November 2018|work=The 42|accessdate=13 November 2018}}
{{football box
| round = Final
| date = 11 November 2018
| time =
| team1 = Galway File:Colours of Galway.svg
| score = 4-23 - 3-26
| report = [https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/galway-edge-kilkenny-in-dramatic-freetaking-contest-to-claim-inaugural-wild-geese-trophy-in-sydney-37515722.html Report]
| team2 = File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny
| goals1 = Cathal Mannion 1-4, Joe Canning 0-7 (5f, 1’65), Niall Burke 1-3 (3f), Davy Glennon 1-1, Joe Mooney 1-0, Aidan Harte 0-2, Brian Concannon 0-2, Conor Whelan 0-1, Shane Moloney 0-1, Johnny Coen 0-1, Fearghal Flannery 0-1
| goals2 = Richie Hogan 0-11 (6f, 2 ’65), Ger Aylward 2-0, Walter Walsh 1-2, James Maher 0-3, Conor Fogarty 0-2, Richie Leahy 0-2, Martin Keoghan 0-1, Jason Cleere 0-1, Liam Blanchfield 0-1, John Donnelly 0-1, Luke Scanlon 0-1, Eoin Murphy 0-1 (f)
| referee = James Owens (Wexford)
| attendance =
| stadium = Sydney Showground Stadium
| penalties1 = Colm Callanan {{pengoal}}
Jason Flynn {{penmiss}}
Cathal Mannion {{pengoal}}
Shane Moloney {{pengoal}}
Niall Burke {{pengoal}}
| penaltyscore = 4–3
| penalties2 = {{pengoal}} Richie Hogan
{{pengoal}} Eoin Murphy
{{pengoal}} Conor Fogarty
{{penmiss}} Jason Cleere
{{penmiss}} Conor Martin
}}
- decided by free-taking contest
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